Tree Falls on Chapel Drive--Photo Slideshow
Late Wednesday evening, a pine tree fell across Chapel Drive, blocking traffic and effectively turning the main Duke traffic circle into a bus stop.
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Troika 2009 Coverage
You should be really excited right now because Troika 2009 starts today. What looks like the best iteration of the festival tonight kicks off tonight at 7 p.m. at Durham Central Park with the Beast and Megafaun.
Continue ReadingVideo: Islands at Duke Coffeehouse
Islands played at the Duke Coffeehouse Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. Check out this video of them playing their new single "Creeper."
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Tree Falls on Chapel Drive--Photo Slideshow
Late Wednesday evening, a pine tree fell across Chapel Drive, blocking traffic and effectively turning the main Duke traffic circle into a bus stop.
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Publisher of "Muhammad: The 'Banned' Images" discusses his views on the Enlightenment and Islam
For much of our 30-minute interview, Gary Hull, a Duke lecturing fellow in sociology, and I discussed academic freedom, the challenges of self-publishing and the Enlightenment. Toward the end of the conversation, I asked Hull, who recently self-published "Muhammad: The 'Banned' Images" and directs Duke's Program on Values and Ethics in the Marketplace," what he would say to Muslims offended by his decision to include controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Troika 2009 Coverage
You should be really excited right now because Troika 2009 starts today. What looks like the best iteration of the festival tonight kicks off tonight at 7 p.m. at Durham Central Park with the Beast and Megafaun.
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Video: Islands at Duke Coffeehouse
Islands played at the Duke Coffeehouse Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. Check out this video of them playing their new single "Creeper."
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Megafaun release video for 'Impressions'
Megafaun has released the video for "Impressions of the Past" from Gather, Form and Fly. It might appear familiar to anyone who caught their Arts Center show in August.
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Interview: Artist Fred Wilson, Semans Lecturer
Fred Wilson spoke at the Nasher Tuesday evening as the annual Semans lecturer. The artist deals with museums and objects relationships to such spaces.
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WXDU, BCR Host Pre-Fest 8 Show at Pinhook
Punk Mecca Fest 8 kicks off in Gainseville, Fla. Friday. For those who can't attend, there's pre-Fest at the Pinhook.
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Durham 'Thrills the World'
Locals participated in "Thrill the World" at Durham Central Park, honoring the King of Pop's birthday and trying to break a world record for most people simultaneously performing the "Thriller" dance.
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10/23 Photos of the Week
Check out the second installment of our "Photos of the Week" series. We've taken some of the best photos from the past week and put them all in one place for your viewing pleasure.
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Review: Little Girls' Concepts
Little Girls’ songs are deliberately imperfect, reflecting how everything on the album was recorded in a home studio and only at night.
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An adventurous tale of art criticism-- book signing TODAY @ The Nasher
Acclaimed author John Brewer will discuss his book tonight at the Nasher.
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Yes we can
Obama made history. Not just because he was the first African American voted (by you and me) to the President of the United States. Not just because he is leading our country in one of most hardpressed and difficult times we have ever faced as a human race. Not just because he wants to replace the White House bowling alley with a basketball court. He made history by energizing millions, billions to believe in our potential - to believe that the value of a country, of our world is the sum of the worth of each and every one of us.
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